AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Cabell, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Jacobs, Lloyd, McMahan, Mackay, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-17.

NOES-Senators Allen, Bland, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Heaston, Hutt, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle and Rouse-16.

ABSENT-Senator McGrath.

The Senate then refused to reconsider.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives through Mr. Purdom, one of the clerks:

MR. PRESIDENT: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that there has been introduced into and passed the House, substitute for House bill No. 554, entitled "An act to amend chapter 103 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Fees,' by adding a new section thereto :"

Also, House bill No. 566, entitled "An act in relation to the taxation of business avocations by municipal corporations :"

Also, House bill No. 635, entitled "An act to amend section 5245, chapter 94 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'County boundaries,' and to correct an error in the description of the boundaries of Maries county:"

In which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully requested.

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Senator Morrisson called up Senate bill No. 67, An act to revise and amend chapter 150 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of schools.""

Senator Heard moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass; which was agreed to.

The bill then passed by the following vote:

AYES Senators Allen, Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Dungan, Edwards of Lafayette, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heaston, Jacobs, Lloyd, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Pehle and Rogers-18.

NOES-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of St. Charles, Heard, Hutt, McMahan, Mabrey, Perkins, Rouse, Stephens and Walker-14.

ABSENT-Senators McGrath and Naylor-2.

The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

On first reading of House bills,

House bill No. 340, entitled "An act to authorize the board of commissioners of the Missouri institution for the education of the deaf and dumb, to sell land," was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 442, entitled "An act to amend section 3198, article 3, chapter 47, concerning 'Hotels, inns and boarding house keepers,' was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 474, entitled "An act to provide and regulate the registration of voters in cities of twenty-five thousand and less than one hundred thousand inhabitants," was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 554, entitled "An act to amend chapter 103 of Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Fees,' by adding a new section thereto," was taken up and read first time."

House bill No. 595, entitled "An act entitled an act apportioning the State into representative and senatorial districts," was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 566, entitled "An act in relation to the taxation of business avocations by municipal corporations," was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 635, entitled "An act to amend section 5245, chap94 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'county boundaries,' and to correct an error in the description of the boundaries of Maries county," was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 660, entitled "An act to amend section 6117 of article 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1879, concerning 'School lands,' 999 was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 677, entitled "An act to amend sections 6948 and 6953, chapter 147 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, entitled 'Roads and highways,"" was taken up and read first time.

House bill No. 725, entitled "An act concerning and regulating the time for holding elections for judges of probate courts," was taken. up and read first time.

House bill No. 729, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act creating a board of police commissioners, and authorizing the appointment of a permanent police force for the city of Kansas,' approved March 27, 1874, so that the salary of the chief of police may be increased to a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars per annum,' was taken up and read first time.

On second reading of House bills,

House bill No. 220, entitled "An act for the relief and benefit of John N. Payne," was taken up, read second time and referred to the Committee on Claims.

Substitute for House bill No. 278, entitled "An act to amend section eight hundred and nine (809), article two (2), chapter twenty-one

(21) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of corporations,"" was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Internal Improvements.

Substitute for House bill No. 420, entitled "An act to amend sections 1127, 1135 and 1165 of the Revised Statutes, concerning circuit courts, and attaching the county of Taney to the twenty-first judicial circuit," was taken up, read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House bill No. 426, entitled "An act to repeal section 7669 of chapter 168 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, entitled 'Of wharfage,' was taken up, read second time and referred to the Committee on Banks and Corporations.

House bill No. 450, entitled "An act to regulate the appointment of notaries public in all cities having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more," was taken up, read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House bill No. 490, entitled "An act to repeal sections 7087, 7088 and 7059 of chapter 150, Revised Statutes, and to regulate the use and purchase of text-books by school districts," was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Education.

House bill No. 498, entitled "An act to prevent partners of prosecuting attorneys of this State from defending in criminal cases," was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

House bill No. 517, entitled "An act to amend section twentyeight hundred and three (2803), article one (1), chapter forty-four (44) of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, so as to entitle towns of one hundred inhabitants or more, which may contain medical spring or springs, the water of which may be used for its curative or supposed curative effects, or which may be within five hundred yards of any such spring, to one justice of the peace, in addition to the number allowed by law to the township in which such town may be,” was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

House bill No. 560, entitled "An act to authorize county courts in the State of Missouri to cause persons convicted of crime and sentenced to county jails, to work on roads or to break rocks for road purposes," was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

House bill No. 597, entitled "An act to amend sctions 797 and ate of Mis817 of chapter 21, article 2 of the Revised Statutes of the

souri, relating to corporations," was taken up, read second time and re- . ferred to Committee on Internal Improvements.

House bill No. 623, entitled "An act providing for licensing and taxing express companies," was taken up, read second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

House bill No. 699, entitled "An act to amend section 1159 of article 4 of chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, relating to judicial circuits," was taken up, read second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Senator Morrisson submitted the following report from the Committee on Education, which was read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred House bill No. 295, entitled "An act to amend sections 7031, 7032 and 7033 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of schools,"" beg leave to report that they have considered the same, and recommend that it do pass.

The bill so reported, being House bill No. 295, entitled "An act to amend sections seven thousand and thirty-one, seven thousand and thirty-two and seven thousand and thirty-three (7031, 7032 and 7033) of chapter one hundred and fifty (150), article one (1) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, 'Of schools,"" was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, McMahan, Mackay, Manistre, Morrisson, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-18.

NOES-Senators Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Heaston, Hutt and

Manring-6.

ABSENT-Senators Bradley, Byrns, Dungan, Jacobs, Lloyd, McGrath, Mabrey, Naylor, Pehle and Rouse-10.

The question recurring on the emergency clause of said bill, the same was passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Mackay, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Stephens and Walker-26.

NOES-Senators DeArmond, Dobyns, Pehle and Rouse-4.

ABSENT Senators Byrns, Dungan, Jacobs and McGrath-4.
The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

Senator Morrisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill

passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which latter motion prevailed.

Senator Bryant called up House bill No. 727, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act creating a board of police commissioners, and authorizing the appointment of a permanent police force for the city of Kansas,' approved March 27, 1874, so as to enable the city council, on the recommendation of the board of police commissioners,. to increase the number of men on the present police force," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, Bland, Cabell, Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmond, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, Edwards of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hutt, Lloyd, McMahan, Mabrey, Manistre, Manring, Morrisson, Naylor, Perkins, Rogers, Rouse,. Stephens and Walker-28.

NOES-Senators Allen and Pehle-2.

ABSENT Senators Dungan, Jacobs, McGrath and Mackay-4.
The title of the bill was read and agreed to.

Senator Bryant moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; the latter motion prevailed.

Senator Edwards of St. Charles submitted the following reports. from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, which were read:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 193, entitled "An act for the better regulation of dramshops," beg leave to report that they have compared the same, and find it truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the Senators are correct.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred Senate joint and concurrent resolution No. 1, entitled “Joint and concurrent resolution memorializing Congress to appropriate money to improve the Missouri river at Jefferson City, Missouri, beg leave to report that they have compared the and find it to be truly engrossed, and that the printed copies thereof furnished to the

Senators are correct.

m

ent resolution

The bill so reported, being Senate joint and concurre No. 1, entitled "Joint and concurrent resolution memori gress to appropriate money to improve the Missouri river

alizing Con

at Jefferson

City, Mo.," was taken up, read third time and passed by the following

vote:

Cabell,

AYES--Senators Allen, Bradley, Bryant, Byrns, BlandEdwards Caldwell, Cottey, DeArmnd, Dobyns, Edwards of Lafayette, of St. Charles, Gottschalk, Headlee, Heard, Heaston, Hut Lloyd,